Alaska Hydrokinetic Energy Research Center (AHERC)

AHERC Team

AHERC is a collaborative research center made up of faculty, staff, and students throughout the UA system. Researcher’s self‐identify with AHERC through projects, while remaining housed within their major academic unit or organization.

Jeremy Kasper, Institute of Northern EngineeringJeremy is a Research Assistant Professor and the Program Director of AHERC.

Jerome Johnson, Institute of Northern EngineeringJerry is a Research Professor and the Senior Research Advisor to AHERC.

Paul Duvoy, Alaska Center for Energy and Power Paul is a Research Professional with ACEP, and focuses on the numerical and analytical modeling for hydrokinetic resources assessment and debris mitigation, field measurements and data analysis.

Gwen Holdmann, Alaska Center for Energy and PowerGwen is the Director of ACEP.

Nick Konefal, Alaska Center for Energy and PowerNick is a Research Engineer with ACEP working on the video debris observation system.

Marc Mueller-Stoffels, Alaska Center for Energy and Power Marc is a Research Assistant Professor with INE. He works with AHERC on the video debris observations system and active control systems.

Rorik Peterson, Alaska Center for Energy and Power Rorik is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering with CEM. His current AHERC related projects include an AEA sponsored project with Boschma Research Inc. to collect data on the deployment of BRI's CycloTurbine hydrokinetic energy system at Igiugig, AK.

Dominique Pride, Alaska Center for Energy and PowerDominique is a Ph.D. student with ACEP working on the economics of renewable power generation.

Andrew Seitz, School of Fisheries & Ocean SciencesAndrew focuses on the environmental impacts of hydrokinetic devices, specifically to fishes.

AHERC Advisory Council

AHERC has an Advisory Council that includes key hydrokinetic stakeholders throughout the state. The goal of the council is to guide the development of AHERC’s research agenda and ensure its work is relevant, responsive and utilized. Council membership is intended to represent a broad cross section of stakeholders representing developers and manufacturers, energy and resource advisors, rural and tribal organizations, regulatory agencies, utilities, and universities. This group meets on an annual basis to provide insight and expertise to ensure AHERC is well informed of research needs, industry trends, and potential issues related to the technology sector.